McDavid & Matthews Bringing the Excitement Back Marcy Di Michele | November 2, 2016 Anticipation. It’s what makes sports great. Even if the game ends up being a dud, it was the possibility of witnessing something epic that made you tune in. For the…
November Could Be Oilers’ Big Test Shane Sander | November 2, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers got off to a great start to the season in October, going 7-2-0 and sat first overall in the Western Conference at the end of the month.…
Learning How to Shut Down McDavid? Jim Parsons | November 2, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday in dramatic fashion. An overtime loss now has the Oilers faced with their first two-game losing streak this season and in those…
McDavid vs Matthews is Crosby vs Ovechkin 2.0 Shane Sander | November 1, 2016 Every hockey generation has their great battle between star players. There was Wayne Gretzky vs. Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby vs. Alexander Ovechkin and now Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews. The…
Perception of the Oilers Changed? Shane Sander | November 1, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers finally look to be stepping in the right direction, but this is said every season, only for all hope to be lost midway through the year. Sure,…
Oilers Lost the Game but Won the Fight Marcy Di Michele | October 31, 2016 Some things are bigger than hockey. At the end of the day, it’s a game, where athletes get paid an obscene amount of money to play, and fans get the…
The Fantasy Hockey Four Todd Moritz | October 31, 2016 Auston Matthews had a storybook opening night with an NHL record four goals in his debut. Patrik Laine beat Matthews’ team while recording a hat-trick, and inspiring chants of “Laine’s…
Oilers Being Out-Shot, but Winning Jim Parsons | October 30, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers are 7-1-0. Their seventh win of the 2015-16 season didn’t come until November 20 that year and, at that point, Edmonton was 7-12-1 and already looking at potentially missing…
Will the Clock Strike Midnight for the Oilers? Marcy Di Michele | October 30, 2016 One could argue that Oilers fans have been spoiled over the years. Getting the privilege of watching Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Jari Kurri on a game-to-game basis, celebrating five Stanley…
Are the Oilers the Real Deal? Rob Soria | October 29, 2016 So here we are. Two and a half weeks into the 2016-17 season and the Edmonton Oilers not only sit atop of the Pacific Division but the entire Western Conference…
Hey Oilers! Taylor Hall is Watching Marcy Di Michele | October 28, 2016 It’s every reporter’s dream. The naturally outspoken Taylor Hall, whose Devils team is middle of the pack and his former squad having the second-best record in the NHL. The Oilers…
Being Tested and Passing With Flying Colors Jim Parsons | October 28, 2016 You often hear players talk about the notion of taking games one at a time. Sometimes, they’ll even suggest they focus on things one period, one step or one shot…